COP Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 27, 2026, with no cosponsors
IntroducedJan 27, 2026
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 80 words.
Combating Online Predators Act or the COP Act This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for threatening to distribute a visual depiction of a minor (or person believed to be a minor) engaging in sexually explicit conduct with the intent that the minor (or person believed to be a minor) create or transmit a visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct. (This practice is commonly referred to as sextortion .) The bill also prohibits attempts and conspiracies to commit the offenses.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 53 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 334 words
- Latest action
- Jan 27, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 6719 James T. Woods Act R · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]